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Christmas comes early with fourth annual holiday festival at Plum Creek Park
More vendors, a different Christmas tree location and new Santa’s Shop are among the latest attractions planned for the fourth annual Christmas at Plum Creek. The Grinch and other holiday characters are also expected to be in the borough for the tree lighting festival on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 4575...
Plans to recreate Chateau Beach in Oakmont moving forwardVideo
Chateau Beach, a popular recreation spot along the Allegheny River in Oakmont during the 1920s and ’30s, might be restored with a more modern look next year. Borough officials recently acquired a $200,000 grant through the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development Greenways Trails and Recreation program for the...
Western Pennsylvania sees first snow flakes of the seasonVideo
Let it snow? Yep, it’s here. It might only be a week into November, but the first snowflakes of the season started to fall in Western Pennsylvania on Thursday night and into Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, light snow will continue with little or no...
Pittsburgh police: Woman critical after being hit by vehicle in Lawrenceville
A 71-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said police responded to a pedestrian accident around 1:50 p.m. Thursday at 51st and Butler streets. The woman was found unconscious on the street and taken to UPMC...
Former Allegheny County cop strikes plea deal in connection to overdose death of his 15-year-old niece
Former Allegheny County Police Officer Daniel Bondi struck a plea deal Thursday for endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the overdose death of his 15-year-old niece, court records show. Bondi, 43, was sentenced to one to two years in prison. Bondi was accused of bringing fentanyl and...
Arizona man sentenced for selling fraudulent prescription drugs in Western Pa.
A Scottdale, Ariz., man was sentenced after fraudulently selling prescription drugs across the country, including Western Pennsylvania, officials said. Keith Komar, 62, was sentenced for illegally importing and misbranding pharmacy drugs and mail fraud after he advertised the sale of various drugs online, making the sale appear legitimate and safe,...
Walmart sells beer, wine in state for 1st time; Westmoreland sales coming
Walmart is now selling beer and wine in Pennsylvania. On Thursday, the retail giant celebrated the grand opening of a former McDonald’s-turned-beer and wine cafe inside the Walmart Supercenter in Uniontown, the first of several planned statewide. Officials announced at the event that Walmart recently purchased five more restaurant liquor...
Norwin school recognizes veteransVideo
Earl Mills of North Huntingdon stood up from the seat of his rolling walker Thursday morning at Sheridan Terrace Elementary School in the Norwin School District to be recognized for his military service, which took him halfway across the world more than 65 years ago. Mills, who served in the...
Crash closed westbound lanes of Route 30 in North Huntingdon Thursday
Westbound lanes of Route 30 in North Huntingdon were closed for about 45 minutes Thursday night due to a crash. The crash, which involved multiple vehicles, happened at the bottom of Jacktown Hill Road. Officials responded to the call around 5:15 p.m., but the scene was cleared by 6 p.m.,...
New Kensington veteran rewarded for his service with keys to free SUVVideo
New Kensington’s Naseem Choudhry earned the free ride he received Thursday at a Monroeville dealership. Choudhry, who served in the Marines from 2009 to 2014, was given a refurbished SUV through Progressive’s Keys to Progress program, which aims to provide military veterans with reliable transportation. “There’s a lot of emotions...
McKees Rocks Bridge inspection continues Saturday
Inspection activities on the McKees Rocks Bridge will restrict traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. To allow the inspection to occur, single-lane restrictions and lane shifts are scheduled. One lane will remain open in each direction during the inspections. Crews from the Larson Design Group will perform the work...
Pro athletes, players’ unions seek to halt Pittsburgh ‘jock tax’
Two professional hockey players, a former baseball player and players unions are challenging Pittsburgh’s so-named “jock tax” and seeking a court injunction that would prevent the city from collecting it. The plaintiffs are former Penguin Scott Wilson, now in the Buffalo Sabres’ minor league system, Kyle Palmieri, a right winger...
Carrie Fox wins 2 seats on Tarentum Council, her 3rd Ward seat needs to be filled
One candidate claimed victory for two different seats on the Tarentum Council on Tuesday. Carrie Fox was elected to be council member at-large and also to represent the 3rd Ward. Fox, a Democrat, defeated Republican Tiffany Babinsack for the member at-large position, taking 60.4% of the vote to Babinsack’s 38.1%,...
Western Pa. salt trucks ready for ice, slick roads as temps dropVideo
There’s isn’t much snow predicted for the Pittsburgh region over the next week, but the chance that temperatures will dip into the upper teens next week has kicked preparations for dealing with any accumulation or ice into high gear. The weather forecast for tonight through Friday afternoon calls for a...
Monroeville Meals on Wheels receives donation
A Monroeville-based Meals on Wheels volunteer group got an early Christmas gift to help its efforts through the holiday season. The East Suburban Meals on Wheels received $500 from the Westinghouse Service Uniting Retired Employees (SURE) program in October. The volunteer group was one of 17 organizations in the region...
Penn Borough council: Zero candidates, 15 write-in votes
The 15 write-in ballots cast in Penn Borough could decide who fills three vacancies on council — although just who that will be has yet to be decided. No candidates appeared on the ballot. According to unofficial results of Tuesday’s election, four candidates each received three write-in votes: incumbent council...
Designer Days in Lawrenceville sells high-end fashions at discounted prices for charityVideo
Chanel. Christian Dior. Salvatore Ferragamo. Tory Burch. Kate Spade. Gucci. Robert Graham. Oleg Cassini. These are just some of the recognizable names on clothing and accessories available at the 49th annual Designer Days. The National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section, hosts the annual shopping event, where thousands of pieces...
Route 366 in Lower Burrell to re-open to 2 lanes Friday or early next week
PennDOT could reopen the Route 366 bridge near Millers Lane in Lower Burrell to two-lane traffic as early as Friday or early next week, according to Valerie Petersen, PennDOT spokeswoman. Route 366, also known as Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell, has been limited to one-lane of traffic regulated by a...
Highmark gives $35 million to Carnegie Mellon University wellness center
Carnegie Mellon University announced Thursday that it will build a new student health, wellness and athletics center on its Oakland campus, thanks to a $35 million grant from Highmark Inc. The 160,000-square-foot building will, for the first time, unite student well-being services under one roof, according to a Highmark press...
Allegheny County tops statewide liquor sales
Drinkers in Allegheny County bought the most booze from state stores last year, purchasing more than $309 million worth of wine and liquor from Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores in Allegheny County, according to the latest state report. In addition, Pittsburgh hosts the general retail location with the highest...
Daily Download: Feels like winter, Wilson’s Bar-B-Q and Pitt men’s basketballVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the frigid temperatures that will result in snow in some places, the future of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in the North Side...
Plans moving forward on development of Pittsburgh’s Garden Theater Block
After more than 20 years of starts and stops, an effort to redevelop an eyesore on Pittsburgh’s North Side known as the Garden Theater Block is moving forward with a $17 million plan for an apartment building and repurposed movie theater. Downtown-based Trek Development hopes to secure Pittsburgh zoning and...
Market Square restaurant hit with health violation
The Allegheny County Health Department hit a Market Square restaurant with a violation after an inspector found insects and unsafe temperatures, according to the report. An inspector on Wednesday found “juvenile American roaches” near a storage area for plates and utensils at Las Velas in Downtown Pittsburgh. Invoices showed the...
Former Murrysville packaging plant controller admits $200K theft
The former controller of a Murrysville packaging firm pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh this week to stealing about $200,000 from the firm over five years, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. Victoria Mazur, 52, of Plum pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud before United States...
Man wanted in connection with North Carolina homicide picked up in Sheraden
A man wanted in North Carolina for allegedly helping his brother commit a Sept. 30 homicide was arrested Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood by Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies. Caverce Rahmir Williams, 24, was taken into custody at about 7:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Evanston Street, according to...
